GE2024: Deadlines for registering to vote, postal votes, voter ID & more

Check out these election deadlines for the 2024 General Election – and Northfield & Kings Norton North by-elections.

🗳️ REGISTER TO VOTE: Deadline passed

Deadline midnight Tuesday 18th June 2024

If you haven’t already, you can register online before midnight on Tuesday 18th June.

It takes just a few minutes! Visit www.gov.uk/registertovote

✉️ POSTAL VOTING: Deadline 5pm Wednesday 19th June 2024

If you wish to apply for a postal vote, you must apply online by 5pm on Wednesday 19th June 2024.

Alternatively, you can download a printable form and hand deliver to the relevant Council’s Elections Office by the deadline.

🤝 PROXY VOTING: Deadline 5pm Wednesday 26th June 2024

If you can’t get to the polling station yourself but don’t want to vote postally, the deadline to nominate another person to vote at a polling station on your behalf is 5pm Wednesday 26th June 2024. 

You can:

• • • apply online for a proxy vote or
    • apply by post for a proxy vote: you must get your proxy vote application to your local Electoral Registration Office (details below) by 5pm on 26 June 2024.

‼️ EMERGENCY PROXY VOTING: Deadline 5pm Election Day, Thursday 4th July 2024

In an emergency situation only (eg: medical emergency or new disability, last minute travel for work, loss / non-arrival of Voter ID), proxy votes can be applied for up to 5pm on election day. In the event of an emergency situation preventing your vote, visit www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/voting-by-proxy or contact the Birmingham Election Office (details below) for assistance.

🆔 VOTER ID: Wednesday 26th June 2024

ALL VOTERS MUST BRING VALID VOTER ID TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. Full list of accepted forms of ID.

If you do not have any accepted ID, you can get a free Voter Authority Certificate (VAC).

You can apply:
• online on the GOV.UK website
• by post by completing a paper application with a photo enclosed. Download printable forms
• in person at the council elections office (book an appointment using contact details at the bottom of the page)

For more help contact:

Birmingham Elections Office

• • Birmingham City Council
    Electoral Registration Officer
    Council House
    Victoria Square
    B1 1BB
  • Email: electionsoffice@birmingham.gov.uk
  • Phone:0121 303 2731

Bromsgrove Elections Office

• • Bromsgrove & Redditch Electoral Shared Service
    Town HallWalter Stranz Square
    Redditch
    B98 8AH
  • Email:elections@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk
  • Phone: 01527 881421